Building Soil Resilience with Biochar: The Next Step in Regenerative Agriculture
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
At Messines Farm, we are continually exploring innovative ways to strengthen the health and resilience of our land while staying true to our commitment to sustainable and regenerative farming. In 2024, we were honoured to receive the Xero Trailblazing for Technology Award, selected from thousands of applicants across Australia. This funding has enabled us to
- Published in Announcement, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainable Living
From Grant Funding to Farm Innovation: Bringing Drone Technology to Regenerative Agriculture
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
At Messines Farm, we are always looking for ways to combine traditional farming values with modern technology. As a regenerative farm in Queensland, our focus is on producing high quality food, improving soil health, and reconnecting people with the natural world. However, like many small farms, we also face the challenge of managing labour-intensive tasks
- Published in Announcement, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainable Living
Preserving & Canning: Empowering Food Security in Vanuatu
Thursday, 28 March 2024
The collaborative approach to enhancing food security in Vanuatu demonstrates a commitment to respecting and empowering local communities. In Vanuatu, a country rich in culture and natural beauty, food security is a shared concern among local communities. Kieran Richardt, Director of Natura Pacific and owner of Messines Farm is working alongside community leaders and residents
- Published in Announcement, Education, Sustainable Living
Plastic in everyday life – Let’s reduce the use!
Friday, 26 April 2019
So Much Plastic! We see it on our beaches, in our street gutters and storm drains, wedged in trees, behind bushes and even in the stomachs of dead animals, yet for some reason we still use massive amounts of single use plastic on a daily basis. Humanity has created over 8.3 billion tons of plastic
- Published in Education, Sustainable Living
VIDEO: What about a vertical garden in your home?
Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Bringing a beautiful big garden to a small space The Natura Pacific team were recently offered the very rewarding job of creating a beautiful vertical garden at the home of Lorraine and Patrick on the Gold Coast. After moving into a smaller home they found they missed their garden so much that they went searching
- Published in Consulting, GroNative, Sustainable Living, Videos
A big ‘Thank You’ from us to you!
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
The end of another year is approaching and we would like to take a moment to say thank you! Thank you for working alongside us or being involved with us and the projects we work on. We would like to share with you a little video about what we all have been able to achieve…
- Published in Consulting, Education, Sustainable Living, Videos
Queensland joins fight against plastic bags
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Have you heard the news about plastic bags? The Queensland Government has not long ago implemented changes to the types of plastic shopping bags that are allowed to be given to customers by retailers. And one thing is for sure – these changes will more than likely affect most of us if we are not
- Published in Community, Education, Sustainable Living
Native seeds creating community connection
Friday, 22 June 2018
The South East Queensland Native Seed Project How green can we make 2018? 2018 has seen the start of a really exciting native seed project taking place in South East Queensland. It will bring together different parts of our community to do something really special for nature. Some past victories for ‘greening’ South East Queensland
- Published in Community, Consulting, Education, GroNative, Sustainable Living
The rare and beautiful Coxen’s fig-parrot – How you can help!
Monday, 19 March 2018
Is this South East Queensland’s rarest bird? The Coxen’s fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diopthalma subsp. coxeni) is arguably South East Queensland’s rarest bird, with only a handful of sightings having been made (in secret) in the past decade to reporting authorities such as BirdLife and the Queensland Government. This species is apparently only just hanging on in
- Published in Community, Education, Sustainable Living
Planting a native tropical garden is easier than you think
Tuesday, 05 September 2017
The tropical or Balinese garden style is a very popular one in Australia. In fact many urban gardens lend themselves to this garden style with lots of shaded areas to be found close to buildings. And of course with many of us wanting to recreate our ideal holiday setting at home, it is no wonder
- Published in GroNative, Sustainable Living
